LLIN Mosquito nets to be supplied everywhere in Sudergarh district
Rajesh Mohapatra,Odishabarta
ROURKELA: Administration of Sundergarh district has taken up new initiative to provide LLIN (Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets) Mosquito nets in every bocks of Sundergarh which will be kick started after the inauguration to be done by Collector, Nikhil Pavan Kalyan in Kuarmaunda on 27th December.
Sundergarh district is a hilly area and Malaria patients are always seen in every hospitals irrespective of Govt. or Private hospitals. Local administration has been doing many activities to control Malaria in the district and has been successful so far. This new initiative again will be given much good result then the past and the district will be managed to control malaria patients to a large chunk. In the first phase 7 locations are identified and they are RMC, Birmaitrapur, Bonai Sadar, Hatibari, Kuarmunda, Laing and Birkera area. It is estimated that LLIN net distribution will be completed by 2nd of January, 2021. In the second phase it will be distributed in Sudergarh Municipality area, Badagaon, Bisra, Hemgiri, Lahunipara, Magatpur, Kutra, Gurundia, S Balang from 4th January to 9th January.
Similarly the third phase will be started from 11th January to 16th January in Rajgangpur Municipality area, Lanjirikela, Koira, Majhapara, Sargipalli and Sabdega areas. This year it is planned to distribute 1,36,4727 LLIN mosquito nets in the district where the distribution responsibility will be spearheaded by 13000 health workers and volunteers. There will be three type of gradation of LLIN mosquito nets, i.e Single mosquito net for young children, widow, old men and women and handicapped person. Double mosquito net for coupe with a single child and Family LLIN net for couple with family members of more than two with age of the child must be 5 years. For the successful distribution of the same several preparatory meeting have been conducted and in future whether the beneficiaries are using it or not will be supervised by local health workers. This steps what local administration has taken up is definitely going to pay up in a long run to control the disease, Malaria.
